The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-09-22

Bob Jobe and wife have returned
from Virginia apd have gone to house
keeping. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Jobe's sister, Miss Lille Brown.
Mr.. w. j. Johnston, engineer in
charge OF the corps surveying the G.
G, & G. road in Kentucky, was in the
city Tuesday.
Mrs, Kittie Berry returned Monday
from a visit to Johnson City and Car
ter county. Her daughter, Mrs Wag-
ner, Of Mo, returned with HERE
porter.
Rev. Peter Quinn, Col, OF Rogers
vile, delivered n Prohibition address
to a large crowd last night at Jobe's
Opera House. The audience was COM
posed of both races.
Dr. H. II. Carr, Robt. Burrow and
Isaac Harr, of Johnson City, and
Judge j. p Smith and R. A. Smith
Esq, OF Elizabethton, left Monday for
Knoxville to attend Supreme Court.
Mrs Saxon, the great temperance
worker, made an able and impressive
speech on Prohibition to large
crowd at Jobe's Opera House last
Tuesday night.
Misses Sophia and Gertie Brown, of
Greeneville, were in the city last week,
the guests of Mrs w. A. Dickinson,
returning from Elizabethton where
they have been spending the sum-
mer.
The Holston Methodist says that
Rev. G. W. Bryant, the colored Anti
orator, is said by the respectable part
of the colored citizenship of Knox
vile, to be the "meanest negro in the
State"
The town boards have meeting
this week to discuss waterworks. You
may move a little aged and infrm
gentleman, but we have faith that
you will get there eventually.-Cogrier
The Courier claims that the mum
Der of factories, busin ess houses, res
licences and public improvements
built, building and contracted for il
+ Bristol since Jan. 1st will reach so odd
A pretty good showing.
Mr., NJ. J. w. White, and brother, o.
Waverly, w, Va, were in the city las
week. They contemplate locating
here and opening an exclusive bool
and shoe store. They left pleased
, with the town.
The Roanoke and Bristol base bal
| clubs will play two games OF ball a
, Bristol on Friday and Saturday o
this week. The clubs are both in gooC
condition and good games may bC
- expected.
Mr.. Z. M. Cook, who has been Sec
rotary of the Y. M. G. A. at Knoxville
for four years, has transferred hi
work, and will devote half his time t.
the bristol Association and the re
mainder to the Stase work. He is
| splendid MANUFACTURER.
Hon. NJ. G. Butler, of South Carroll
= ma, is at the Central. He is one of tn
n leading spirits in the c. G. & G. roaC
Col, Thos. E. Matson, of Tennessee
who is chief engineer of the 3 CT
salso at the Charlotte Chronj
Gle.
4 Gov. Lee has granted requisitiol
for the arrest OF Geo. Ferrall, who
wanted in Tennessee for carrying
! pistol. Ferrall is in Scott count
> near the Tenn. line. This is an un us
ual charge upon which to deman
u accused.-RepOrter.
A young girl, daughter j. II. Smith
committed suicide by hanging herse'
p to a tree in A. E. Dotson's corn fiel
e in Johnson county, on Monday las
e A love affair, is though by some, wa
the cause. So says the Mountai
Il City Meas.
c. Our colored people are all cordial
Y. invited to assemble at Jobe's Hall neg
Monday evening, the Goth inst. to heG
/, Wiley NJ. Christian and ]. S. Wilso
= on Prohibition and to Sc what inten
perance does. Speaking will begin {
80 p. m.
Married to-day at l o'clock, at til
residence of Mr.. Jas. OBrien, in tn
place .Mr VIM. O. Culver to Nil
OF Eunice Robinson, all of this plac
at Rev. F. G. MelIor officiating. Our be-
d. wishes and congratulations are e,
tended to the happy young couple
a. Greenrille Republican.
1s We take pleasure in announcing
W the public that DR.. j. w. Cox, forme
ly of this place but now of Ladonl
TX Mo-, will return to Johnson City b
A, tween the middle of October and tt
e. first of November to locate permanen
II A. ,o,,u,,,o 4bo nrootioo of ma.